mid-14c., "to drive by physical force; to try, attempt, strive; to fortify, strengthen a place;" late 14c. as "exert force, compel; make stronger, reinforce; strengthen an argument; grow stronger, become violent," from Old French enforcier "strengthen, reinforce; use force (on), offer violence (to); oppress; violate, rape" (12c.) or a native formation from en- (1) "make, put in" + force (n.). Meaning "compel obedience to (a law, etc.) is from 1640s. Related: Enforced; enforcing.
双语例句
1. Game wardens were appointed to enforce hunting laws in New Hampshire.
狩猎监督官被派到新罕布什尔州去执行狩猎法令。
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2. The police don't make the laws, they merely enforce them.
警察并不制定法律，只是负责执行。
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3. Desegregation may be harder to enforce in rural areas.
要废除农村地区的种族隔离可能会更困难一些。
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4. Clearly, the police cannot break the law in order to enforce it.
显然，警方不能为了执法而犯法。
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5. It's not yet clear who will actually enforce the blockade.
